"Eveline" by James Joyce: Characterization

       In "Eveline" by James Joyce, the characterization of Eveline's father and supervisor help feed her desire to leave Dublin.  They are chiefly characterized at the beginning of the short story.  Her father is characterized by what she says in the second paragraph about him.  The speaker says, "Her father used often to hunt them in out of the field with his blackthorn stick..." (Joyce, 218).  Miss Gavan her supervisor is characterized on the very next page.  The speaker says that Miss Gavan would be glad if Eveline left and that she was always nagging Eveline to take care of the waiting ladies.  Eveline wants to leave with her fiance.  She is reassured of her choice by the actions of her father such as his rudeness.  She is also pushed to do this by Miss Gavan because Eveline is always nagged on.  Both Miss Gavan and Eveline's father help fuel her want to leave Dublin.